'Physics and fashion': John Tyndall and his audiences in mid-Victorian Britain

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 729-758

  Howard, Jill ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audiences; John Tyndall; Physics; Popular; Popularisation; Royal Institution

Indexed keywords

EID: 10344238133     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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